Some people do not like making a step-in life since they fear to make mistakes. They fear to look bad in front of other people when they make mistakes, fear of resources spent and loss of time, downward spiral, fear of self-confidence taking a hit and much more.
You should not fear to make mistakes and learn from your mistakes.
The following are some of the ways on how to overcome the fear of making mistakes:
You should evaluate where your desire of perfectionism comes from. Some people want to be perfectionists because they fear being criticized maybe by their friends, parents, and workmates. You might have learned to associate mistakes with being judged, ridiculed and rejected and since then you have carried on the mentality. You must know where your perfectionism attitude came from.
Secondly, assess your beliefs on making mistakes. Some people believe that a mistake can lead to a problem. For instance, while growing up your parents might have told you that failing in exams will make you a failure in life which is not the case. You must examine your belief of making mistakes. What is your position on making mistakes before you come up with a concrete solution to perfectionism?
In addition, you should find occasions that prove what you believe in are wrong. The fact that you were told failing in exams will make you a failure in life and yet you are not, should make you break the rule. This is because what you believed in is not the case.
After you have found the occasions you did mistakes and still overcame them, you need now to come up with new beliefs. The fear of making mistakes often develops as we grow and look at other people’s reactions to our mistakes. When people react negatively to the mistakes we do, we often learn that mistakes are bad. Nonetheless, making mistakes at times is good. We need to learn that a mistake is part of our learning experiences in life.
Lastly, you should be kind to yourself when you make a mistake. Some people blame themselves immediately they make a mistake which should not be the case. Always look at the mistake you made with a positive mind and learn from the same mistake.
Making mistakes should not be something that an individual should fear, instead, we should always learn from the said mistake.
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